‘Ultimate Chaos’ Orders Atencio Some High Marks

Full disclosure: With my local Time-Warner cable provider having
found Saturday’s “Ultimate Chaos” card unfit for broadcast --
preferring to instead fill up their pay-per-view stations with an
HBO boxing event and several specials featuring college girls in
various stages of undress -- I was unable to soak up the televised
atmosphere.

The disappointment is almost too much to bear. From all accounts, I
didn’t miss much, including an underwhelming main event between
rising Bobby
Lashley/descending Bob Sapp and a
sad display from an aging Pedro Rizzo.
Most of the chatter, however, seems to be in favor of Affliction
Veep Tom
Atencio’s fight of the night honors against Randy
Hedderick. The general consensus: not bad for a cotton
dealer.

Lashley, meanwhile, started thinking about his next bout just hours
after bludgeoning Sapp: Fanhouse
reports that the 4-0 wrestler is eying a Sept. 26 return for
Fight Force International, the co-promotion behind Saturday’s card.
Considering the anemic economy and the likelihood of turgid
pay-per-view buys for their debut, he should probably pencil -- not
ink -- the date.

I’m somewhat surprised the UFC and Lashley haven’t come to terms
yet. The UFC is clearly willing to throw gigantic NCAA wrestlers in
the deep end. Maybe Lashley feels a developmental process is in his
favor. It’s a surprisingly mature career path: Most would take the
quick cash that Japan or major promotions would offer.